Comprehensive plan update

After pushback from the community and the school district, the Town Board has decided against allowing private schools in industrial zones, which could have allowed the Riverhead Charter School to build a new high school on land near its main campus in Calverton.

Northville resident Kathleen McGraw urges residents to read through the draft comp plan update and tell the Town Board what you think of it in written comments. The deadline to submit comments is June 10.

What will Riverhead be like in 10 or 20 years from now. Concerned residents and advocates spoke on a wide array of topics at Monday night's public hearing on the draft comp plan update. Here's what they had to say.

Opposition to allowing private schools in industrial districts dominated Monday night's public hearing on Riverhead’s draft comprehensive plan update, with many speakers taking aim at a change that would expand the Riverhead Charter School's options for locating a new high school.

The president of the Riverhead teachers union had harsh words for the Supervisor Tim Hubbard and the Town Board at Tuesday's school board meeting for considering a zoning code change to allow private schools in industrial zones.

Analysis: How the final draft of the comp plan is different from the first draft that was released in February.

The Town Board set a hearing on a draft of its new comprehensive plan for May 20 at 6 p.m. during a special meeting yesterday. “This is a huge milestone today. This is really, really big,” Supervisor Tim Hubbard said.

The Riverhead Town Board will begin its official public review tomorrow of the comprehensive plan update that’s been in the works since 2019.

What does the draft comp plan update say about future land use in the Town of Riverhead? Here's a rundown of key points. Deadline for public comment is coming up Friday.

Riverhead Town has released a preliminary draft of the comprehensive plan update document prepared by BFJ Planning. View or download it here. Comment period ends March 15.